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The CWB Marquis — one of two new laker vessels the former Canadian Wheat Board ordered in 2011 — arrived at St. Lambert on April 2 for the reopening of the St. Lawrence Seaway. The federal Transportation Safety Board reported the Marquis ran aground the next day at Beauharnois, Que., about 45 km southwest of St. Lambert, but refloated later that evening and continued en route to Hamilton. (CWB.ca)

Top court’s dismissal halts farmers’ suit over CWB assets

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 9, 2015

The bulk of a proposed class action by four Prairie farmers, over what they called the federal government’s “expropriation” of Canadian Wheat Board assets, has hit its final wall. The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday dismissed, with costs, the farmers’ application for leave to appeal their 2013 loss in Federal Court. The four — […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Markets, Weather

CWB’s new laker boat opens St. Lawrence Seaway

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 2, 2015

The first of CWB’s new laker vessels marked the official opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway for 2015 on Thursday, passing through the South Shore Canal’s St. Lambert Lock near Montreal. The seaway navigation season’s official opening had previously been set for March 27, but officials opted in early March to put off the opening […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Reuters

CWB sees global grain crops falling back from records

By Sybille de La Hamaide March 25, 2015

Geneva | Reuters — The world’s wheat crop will shed three per cent this year to 703.4 million tonnes from last year’s record, but it will still remain above the five-year average, grain marketing company CWB estimated on Wednesday. The global 2015 corn crop should fall 1.6 per cent from a record last year to […] Read more

(Michael Thompson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

State of Prairie winter wheat still unknown

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 12, 2015

CNS Canada — Snow cover is rapidly disappearing across Western Canada, but it will still be a few weeks until the extent of any damage to winter wheat across the Prairies is fully known. “It’s still wait-and-see,” said analyst Bruce Burnett of Winnipeg grain firm CWB. The crop won’t start re-growing until the overnight temperatures […] Read more

Crops

CWB building sold: reports

By MarketsFarm Team February 6, 2015

CNS Canada — The former Canadian Wheat Board’s downtown Winnipeg office building has been sold, according to media reports. The eight-story building on Main Street was bought by Calgary-based Hopewell Development, reportedly for $9.7 million. The former wheat board, now called CWB, will continue to lease two floors of the building. The sale was initially […] Read more

Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

Mild weather poses risks for Prairie winter wheat

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 26, 2015

CNS Canada — Milder-than-normal temperatures across Western Canada over the past week could raise some issues for its winter wheat crops, though snow cover and conditions through the rest of the winter will also be important. “It’s not ideal conditions for winter wheat, and I’d anticipate that we’d see some damage,” said CWB analyst Bruce […] Read more

Crops, Markets

CWB seeks partner with grain handling expertise, money

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff December 8, 2014

The grain firm formerly known as the Canadian Wheat Board wants it known the company’s looking for an industry partner, not a new owner — and not just any partner. Aiming to scotch what it calls “speculation and inaccuracies” in recent reports about its future and its plans for full commercialization, CWB laid out its […] Read more

The CWB Marquis is expected to be in Canadian waters by the end of next month. (CWB photo)

Crops, Machinery

First of CWB’s laker vessels en route to Canada

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 10, 2014

The grain company formerly known as the Canadian Wheat Board expects to have its first of two laker vessels in Canadian waters by the end of the year. CWB announced Monday it took delivery of the first vessel, an Equinox-class boat dubbed the Marquis, effective Oct. 31, and expects it to sail through the Panama […] Read more

Cereals, Markets

CWB Expects Higher Returns For Canola, Wheat And Durum

By MarketsFarm Team November 6, 2014

CNS – CWB, formerly known as the Canadian Wheat Board, has raised Pool Return Outlooks (PROs) for durum, wheat and canola in its latest report. They noted it is a special mid-term outlook, due to market changes since the previous report released on October 23. PROs were higher for all three crops due to the weaker […] Read more

Crops, Markets

CWB takes pass on FNA’s proposal

By Dave Bedard October 27, 2014

Ag input buying group Farmers of North America (FNA) says its proposal to buy the grain firm formerly known as the Canadian Wheat Board has been rebuffed. Saskatoon-based FNA said Monday its proposal — which called for CWB’s assets to become part of an farmer-owned grain handling and fertilizer manufacturing and marketing organization dubbed Genesis […] Read more

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Top court’s dismissal halts farmers’ suit over CWB assets

CWB’s new laker boat opens St. Lawrence Seaway

CWB sees global grain crops falling back from records

State of Prairie winter wheat still unknown

CWB building sold: reports

Mild weather poses risks for Prairie winter wheat

CWB seeks partner with grain handling expertise, money

First of CWB’s laker vessels en route to Canada

CWB Expects Higher Returns For Canola, Wheat And Durum

CWB takes pass on FNA’s proposal

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